The
122 mm HADID HM 20 rocket launcher system is a 40-round launcher assembly
system mounted on the rear of a Mercedes-Benz LAK 2624 6 × 6 truck
chassis. This vehicle was developed by the Shahid Bagheri Industries
division of the Aerospace Industries Organization of Iran.

Variants

- 122 mm
rocket launcher system can be mounted on a variety 6x6 vehicles such as
MAN, Mercedes-Benz and more

The Hadid
has a total of 40 122 mm diameter rocket launcher tubes with
launcher elevation being from -1° to +55° and with
a traverse of 102° left and 72° right. Mounted on
the rear of the chassis is the turntable with the manually
operated elevating and traversing mechanism on the left side
of the launcher at the rear.

Rockets

Three
types of rocket can be used on the Hadid MRLS vehicle, all unguided,
the first, the Noor, sometimes called the Arash 3, is the smallest
and has the shortest range. The Arash 1 and Arash 2 provide
a boost in the maximum range of the system. All of them can
be carried in racks which facilitate quick reloading. Iranian
122mm rockets carry a basic HE warhead as well as AP and AT
submunitions, while HE-FRAG, and fuel-air explosives are suspected.

Truck

The
HADID HM 20 is based on a older generation Mercedes-Benz 2624
series (6 × 6) truck chassis with the engine and fully
enclosed two-door cab at the front. The mercedes-Benz 2624 is
motorized with MB OM 355 engine coupled to an gearbox ZF 16S
- 130. This truck can run at a maximum speed of 95 km/h.

Accessories

The
HADID HM 20 uses the same telescopic and panoramic sights as
the BM-21.